Reid: Any Bill That Defunds Obamacare Is ‘Dead’

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures as he speaks with reporters as he leaves the weekly Democratic Caucus Lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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In the clearest language possible, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said any continuing resolution bill that also defunds Obamacare is going nowhere.

“I want to be absolutely crystal clear: Any bill that defunds Obamacare is dead. Dead,” Reid said at a press conference on Thursday. “I’m disappointed that he’s decided, from what I’ve heard, he’s going to move forward with the full knowledge that it’s a futile effort.”

Reid was flanked by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), two members of the Democratic leadership in the Senate.

Reid said Republicans were just trying to make an ideological point by pushing a continuing resolution that also defunds Obamacare.

“They’re really putting the nation’s economic recovery at risk to make an ideological point,” Reid said.

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